Drive, Chip and Putt Championship Qualifiers: Boys 7-9
1 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Cheyboygan, Mich.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Cheboygan G&C, Cheboygan, Mich.; Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Mich.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT PJ: Eats Reese’s Puffs cereal before tournaments because all of his good golf in 2014 happened after he had eaten that for breakfast. Enjoys basketball and snowboarding.
2 of 10
AGE: 7;
HOMETOWN: Jupiter, Fla.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: The Golf & Racquet CC at Eastpointe, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT TRISTAN: Outside of golf, he enjoys basketball, fishing, swimming, reading and playing the piano, adding “I play piano with two hands now, not one, my mom loves that.”
3 of 10
AGE: 8;
HOMETOWN: Fort Branch, Ind.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Cambridge GC, Evansville, Ind.;
FAVORITE GOLFERS: Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth;
ABOUT PEYTON: He has a superstition where he chews Hubba Bubba bubble gum when he is on the golf course and although he had a spacer put into his mouth a few months ago, it was recently removed and he can once again chew gum.
4 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Humble, Texas;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Golf Club of Houston, Humble;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Jordan Spieth;
ABOUT DANIEL: He used to have trouble sleeping because of having large tonsils. Two months after having his tonsils removed in 2012, he won his age division in the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, N.C.
5 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Morgan Run Club & Resort, Rancho Santa Fe;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Tiger Woods ;
ABOUT JAY: Struggled with asthma when he was little but in the years since he started playing golf, it has completely disappeared. Hobbies include swimming, chess, 4-square handball, football and running.
6 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Lynden, Wash.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Bellingham (Wash.) Golf & Country Club;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT LOGAN: His parents have video and pictures of a 3-year-old Logan swinging a golf club while sitting in a wheelchair after breaking his left leg. Hobbies include basketball and baseball.
7 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Fredericksburg, Va.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Lee’s Hill GC, Fredericksburg;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rickie Fowler;
ABOUT GRAYSON: His favorite music group is The Beatles and loves listening to early Beatles songs including She Loves You and From Me to You. He has already made a hole-in-one and a double eagle.
8 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Cedar Falls, Iowa;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Pheasant Ridge Municipal GC, Cedar Falls;
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT MAXWELL: Whenever he and his father, Adri, attend professional tournaments together, they always buy matching hats. He is a big fan of the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the Green Bay Packers.
9 of 10
AGE: 8;
HOMETOWN: New York;
PLAYS GOLF AT: Bay Club at Mattapoisett (Mass.);
FAVORITE GOLFER: Rory McIlroy;
ABOUT JOHN: His lowest 18-hole score is 83. The best parts of his game are putting and chipping. He wants to either be a pro golfer in the future or work in finance like his mother, Darlene.
10 of 10
AGE: 9;
HOMETOWN: Leawood, Kan.;
PLAYS GOLF AT: N/A (Plays in the U.S. Kids Golf Program);
FAVORITE GOLFER: Tiger Woods;
ABOUT CHANCE: Began playing golf at age 3 after watching the Masters with his father, Mike. He enjoys swimming and playing with his dog, Cooper.